Between 2008 and 2011, the U.S. government awarded roughly $6.12 million in federal farm subsidies to several groups in the Chicago area, including a charity owned by Louis Farrakhanâs The Nation of Islam, according to a report released by government watchdog group Open the Books.

The report, titled âFarm Subsidies and the Big Dogs,â is based on data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture & information obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The report examines total farm subsidies that have been paid into selected cities and urban areas....